Improved box



J, W. WILOOX.

BOX.

Patented Noir. 3, 1868.

UNITED STATES IPA'IENT OFFICE J. W. WILCOX, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

m-pnovnn Box.

Speqification forming pa1t -of Letters Pate-izt No. 83,812, datecl November 3,1868.

To all whom z't may concern Be it; known that I, J W. WILCOX, of city of New York, in the conty of New York and State of New York, have, as I believe, inven tcd a new and usef'ul Mail Sample-Box, whch 1 call- The Grocei"s U. S. Mail Sampe-Boxj? Fig. 2, che stock of one of the boxes pmtly foded; Fig; 3, mio w th the.lappet just enteringits pocket; 1*ig. 4,1ongitudinal bsection of one of the boxes; Fig. 5, view of one of the with a very small amount in Weigh t of Stockboxes ready for the mail.

Letter A reprcsent's the face 01' wide sides of the box; lettex B, the two narrow sides; letter O, the bottom or fixed end letter D, t he lappet Tor opening end cosing; Iet-ter E, che pocket for the reception of the Jappet; letter f, stiffening-pieccs firmly attached in place; letter g, stren gthefling-pieces or lappets; letter h, strengthening-pieces for upper corners;

-letter z, supplemen'tal lappets Closingin the mouth of the box Wth the lap'pet D lettexj, opening into the pocket; letter Z, band for keepiug the box closed.

Thc manner of cuttig out the materul wil be readily understood from the drawjugs.

In folding I firs t form thc pocket E by tnrn ing the piece d over and zglung down the edge thereof, as indioatecl by the red' dotted linee in Fig. ],after bengoreased. I next mise che side B and turn up A, as in Fg, 2, bringing up che lappets 9 end guing them -securely;

theri bringthe two sides A and A parallel, and tura up the pieces B ,turnng in che pieces 71,

and the box assumes shape, as in Fig. 3.

Fig. 4 wi1l show che postions of the seyera how the pieces 9, the double sides B and B,

box.

, Theobject of myinveution is to provide an economica! and very ight yet strong box, ami onethat willbear much rough usage, to be carred in thc malfor conveyng samples of ami many other thiu'gs tliat r'equire protection of this nature in Ordef to go safel y through the mails.

the mannex or shape iu cuttin g, a5 also in foldin g the parte togethet,secoring gre at sbrength matters of much conseqmnce when sa fty .t-o

are considered.

plemental Iappetsz', all conspire to make the box very o1se,'so a liquid conld with difiiculty escape.

The materal for makin'g these'boxes may be pasteboard or any other suitable materia].

What I claim as of my inventin, ami desire to secure by Lettere Patent, is-- 1. The supplcmental lappets i,iu con nection with the 1appet D ami strengthening-folds h, substantialy as fiescribed and set frt-h,

2. The above, in combnation with the pocket E,'as and for the purposes specfied and set; forth.

In testimo'ny whereofl have signed m y nome to this specific'ation in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

v J. W. WILCOX.

Witncsses:

CHAS. F. WILGOX, D. U. UOLBY.

parte when the box isfixishednd ol'sed, am1.

end lappets h, al} serve t'o form avery strong tea, coffee, sugar, spices, and other like artcl es,

' The peculiarity of my ivention consistsiii the artcles canied end economy in postage' The close pocket E, t,:e lappetil), an d sup- 

